Mexico News
Meliá pencils in Paradisus Playa Mujeres opening for early 2019
Leading Spanish hotel group, Meliá Hotels International, has announced its latest addition in Mexico with the launch of Paradisus Playa Mujeres scheduled for the first quarter of next year.
Breaking Travel News investigates: Hacienda San Angel, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
Nestled high above the narrow cobblestone streets of Puerto Vallarta, one of the world’s most elegant and romantic boutique luxury hotel experiences awaits. Hacienda San Angel surrounds its visitors with the genteel charm of Mexican Colonial architecture and turn-of-the-century furnishings. Here Adam Kahan visits for Breaking Travel News to discover more.
Breaking Travel News investigates: Live Aqua Beach Resort, Cancún
Nestled on one of the more exclusive resorts in Cancún, Mexico, Live Aqua Beach Resort offers an adults-only experience to the discerning guest. Here Mark Hakansson discovers more as he visits for Breaking Travel News.
Breaking Travel News investigates: Live Aqua Boutique Hotel, Playa Del Carmen, Mexico
Situated in Playa Del Carmen, Mexico, Live Aqua Boutique Resort offers visitors exquisite restaurants, stylish guestrooms, a rooftop infinity pool, contemporary art, and the authentic elements that make for a truly wonderful holiday. Here Mark Hakansson visits for Breaking Travel News.
Homewood Suites by Hilton opens at Silao Airport, Mexico
Homewood Suites by Hilton has revealed its newest property, Homewood Suites by Hilton Silao Airport. As part of the brand’s expansion in Latin America, the hotel represents a landmark opening as the 55th Hilton hotel in Mexico.
Hundreds killed in Mexico City earthquake
Hundreds of people have been killed following a 7.1 magnitude earthquake in Mexico. As many as 226 people are currently feared to have died in the incident, which saw damage to more than 100 buildings in the centre of Mexico City.
Rancho San Lucas prepares for winter debut
Luxury resort and real estate development Rancho San Lucas is well underway and ready to debut in Cabo this winter. The 834-acre master-planned community will include two hotels under Solmar Group’s five-star brand, Grand Solmar (now accepting reservations), a Greg Norman designed 18-hole golf course and Club House, Greg Norman designed beachfront Estates and condominiums, single family residences and more.
Hyatt Regency Andares Guadalajara opens in Mexico
Hyatt Hotels Corporation has opened the Hyatt Regency Andares Guadalajara, the fourth Hyatt Regency hotel in Mexico. With this hotel, the Hyatt Regency brand is marking its return to the city of Guadalajara as part of the mixed use Andares development, a successful luxury commercial complex.
Puerto Vallarta moves to quell tourism damage following kidnapping
Officials at the Puerto Vallarta Tourism Board have issued a statement saying the organisation “deeply regrets” events that occurred yesterday in the resort city. In scenes likely to damage the local tourism industry, armed men are reported to have abducted ten-to-12 presumed members of a crime gang. The men had been celebrating at an upscale restaurant in the popular Mexican beach resort.
STR reveals strong increase in Mexican hotel RevPAR
The Mexican hotel industry reported mixed results in the three key performance metrics for the first quarter of 2016, according to data from STR released to coincide with Tianguis Turístico. Compared with quarter 2015, the Mexican hotel industry’s occupancy dipped 1.9 per cent to 63.8 per cent. However, a 21.6 per cent rise in average daily rate to MXN2,442.49 drove revenue per available room up 19.2 per cent to MXN1,557.11.
Air France signs on to bring Airbus A380 to Mexico
Air France chief executive Frédéric Gagey and Gilberto López Meyer, general director of Mexico’s Civil Aviation Authority, have signed an agreement formalising the arrival of the A380 in Mexico. From January 2016, Air France will offer three flights a week to Mexico with its super-jumbo jet via seamless connections at Paris-Charles de Gaulle. From the end of March 2016, the aircraft will fly between Paris and Mexico daily.
New Volaris flight links Cancun to San Juan, Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico Tourism Company executive director Ingrid Rivera Rocafort has welcomed a new direct flight offered by Mexican airline Volaris from Cancun, Quintana Roo, to San Juan, Puerto Rico. The flight will also connect to Mexico City. Volaris is the Mexican low-cost airline with routes in Mexico and the United States. The route will begin operating as of July 2nd, 2015, every Thursday and Sunday.